UMA

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proper noun

One of the names of Hindu goddess Parvati.

OriginSanskrit उमा →
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Meanings

UMA1

nounUMA (countable and uncountable, plural UMAs)

plural UMAs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of unified memory access.
  2. abbreviationcountabledatedinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of upper memory area.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of union membership agreement.
  4. JapanabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of unidentified mysterious animal.

Uma2

proper noun
  1. HinduismOne of the names of Hindu goddess Parvati.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
  3. alternativeAlternative form of Umwa, Banaba, Kiribati (possibly older spelling).

Uma3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of Umamusume.
nounUma (plural Umas)

plural Umas

  1. endearingslanglifestyleAny of the horse girl characters from Umamusume.

    Agnes Tachyon is my favorite Uma.

Origin

Uma · proper noun

  1. Sanskritउमा
  2. EnglishUma

Sense 1 is from Sanskrit उमा (umā).

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Uma · proper noun, noun

  1. Japanese馬“a horse”
  2. EnglishUma

From the name of the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise, from Japanese 馬 (uma, “a horse”) + 娘 (musume, “a girl”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

UMA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UMA

MLA

“UMA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UMA. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “UMA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UMA.

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